Dry weather forecast for Royal Ascot Ascot clerk of the course Chris Stickels does not anticipate applying any further water before Wednesday evening. The ground is good, good to firm in places ahead of the five-day meeting, and it appears those wanting soft ground will be at a disadvantage with no discernible rain forecast. With fine, dry weather forecast for the first two days of the meeting, Stickels indicated he may be forced to turn the taps on after racing on the second day. "It's good, good to firm in places, we watered Sunday, no further watering will take place now, and it will be a mixture of good and good to firm," he told Racing UK. "I'm not ruling out any watering during the week. It's unlikely to happen before Wednesday evening, which looks like being quite a hot day. "It looks decent weather-wise, there's a slight chance of a shower on Friday. "We can expect around 20C (on Tuesday) going up to 23C on Wednesday. "I anticipate it getting a bit quicker but it's where we want it to be going into a dry forecast. "The meeting starts with a bang, the Queen Anne looks a fantastic race with Solow and Able Friend. "I think the international challenge this year is stronger than ever and I think it brings another angle to the meeting."
